CN101887305A

CN101887305A - Feeling applicator and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN101887305A
Application number: CN201010178197XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 长岛贤治; 坪田浩乃; 铃木孝彦; 小平刚志
Original assignee: Funai Electric Co Ltd; PRO Tech DESIGN Corp
Current assignee: Funai Electric Co Ltd; PRO Tech DESIGN Corp
Priority date: 2009-05-11
Filing date: 2010-05-11
Publication date: 2010-11-17
Also published as: EP2251768A2; US20110057877A1; JP5662652B2; JP2010262561A

Abstract

Disclosed is a feeling applicator including a rotation controller for receiving a rotating operation of an operator so as to rotate around an axis, a rotation detection unit for detecting a rotation of the rotation controller, a rotation drive unit for applying a rotary force to the rotation controller and a rotation control unit for applying a predetermined tactile feeling to the operator via the rotation controller by applying the rotary force to the rotation controller by executing at least one of an application of the rotary force in a normal rotation direction or an application of the rotary force in a reverse rotation direction to the rotation controller by the rotation drive unit in conjunction with a screen display in a display screen of a display unit when the rotation of the rotation controller is detected by the rotation detection unit.

Description

Sense of touch applicator and electronic equipment

Technical field

The present invention relates to sense of touch applicator and electronic equipment.

Background technology

In the past, known this input media: the electronic equipment by portable terminal, AV equipment, personal computer etc. adopted, and carried out input operation by the rotary manipulation element being rotated operation.In such input media, the shown option of display frame of switching electronic equipment linkedly in order with the rotation of rotary manipulation element, till operating personnel select the purpose option, be used for determining the operation of its selection then, import the indication corresponding with selected option with this.

Yet, in described input media, there is such problem: only merely the rotary manipulation element is rotated operation and switches each option of selecting on the picture, therefore the doigte that can't make operating personnel promptly can't intuitively be held selection to the option of selecting on the picture.

At this, such device has been proposed: in sense of touch, produce operation sense in order to make operating personnel, be provided with CD-ROM drive motor, be used for that click type is touched rotating disk (rotary manipulation element) and be rotated control, touch the position of rotation of rotating disk according to click type, carry out following switching controls: control applies the afterburning revolving force that touches the sense of rotation equidirectional of rotating disk with click type, control applies the revolving force of loading with of the direction opposite with the sense of rotation of click type touch rotating disk, and control is not supplied with driving voltage to CD-ROM drive motor and made click type touch rotating disk and rotates freely (with reference to patent documentation 1).

Prior art document (patent documentation):

Patent documentation 1:JP spy opens the 2003-228455 communique

Yet, in the device of described patent documentation 1, show which picture irrespectively in the display frame of display part, near the interval of selecting key element (option), click type touches the afterburning rotation of rotating disk; In the interval of selecting key element, click type touches rotating disk and rotates freely; In the interval of having crossed the selection key element, click type touches rotating disk and loads with rotation.Therefore, in the device of patent documentation 1,, just bring fixing operation sense, realize various operation sense in the time of can't showing to come according to the picture of display part to operating personnel though can make operating personnel's perception select respectively to select key element.

Summary of the invention

Problem of the present invention is, a kind of sense of touch applicator and electronic equipment are provided, and can bring the various operation sense that shows interlock with the picture of display part to operating personnel.

In order to solve above-mentioned problem, first technical scheme provides a kind of sense of touch applicator, it is characterized in that having:

The rotary manipulation element, it accepts operating personnel's rotary manipulation, can rotate around axle,

Rotation detecting circuit, it is used to detect the rotation of described rotary manipulation element,

Rotary drive unit, it is used for described rotary manipulation element is applied revolving force,

Rotation control unit, it is used to carry out following processing, detect in described rotation detecting circuit under the situation of rotation of described rotary manipulation element, show linkedly with the picture of the display frame of display part, by utilizing described rotary drive unit that described rotary manipulation element is applied the revolving force of positive veer and applying at least a mode in this dual mode of revolving force of reverse direction, come described rotary manipulation element is applied revolving force, thereby operating personnel are given the sense of touch of regulation via described rotary manipulation element.

Second technical scheme, on the basis of the sense of touch applicator that first technical scheme is put down in writing,

Described rotation detecting circuit detects the rotational speed and/or the sense of rotation of described rotary manipulation element,

Described rotation control unit changes the revolving force that described rotary manipulation element is applied according to rotational speed and/or sense of rotation by the detected described rotary manipulation element of described rotation detecting circuit.

The 3rd technical scheme, on the basis of the sense of touch applicator that first or two technical schemes are put down in writing,

Also have pressure sensing cell, this pressure sensing cell is used to detect the axial pressure that described rotary manipulation element is applied,

Described rotation control unit changes the revolving force that described rotary manipulation element is applied based on the size by the detected described pressure of described pressure sensing cell.

The 4th technical scheme provides a kind of sense of touch applicator, it is characterized in that having:

The operation panel that constitutes by soft material,

Sense of touch is given the unit, and it is used for giving sense of touch to described operation panel,

Detecting unit, it is used for the operation that the detecting operation personnel carry out described operation panel,

Driving control unit, it is used to carry out following processing, under the situation that detects the operation that operating personnel carry out described operation panel by described detecting unit, show linkedly with the picture of the display frame of display part, utilize described sense of touch to give the unit and give sense of touch, thereby operating personnel are given the sense of touch of regulation via described operation panel described operation panel.

The 5th technical scheme provides a kind of electronic equipment, it is characterized in that,

Have described sense of touch applicator of claim 1 and described display part.

The 6th technical scheme provides a kind of electronic equipment, has display part, and this electronic equipment is characterised in that also have:

Rotation detecting circuit, it is used to detect the rotational speed and/or the sense of rotation of described rotary manipulation element,

Pressure sensing cell, it is used to detect the size of the axial pressure that described rotary manipulation element is applied,

Rotation control unit, it is used to carry out following processing, detect in described rotation detecting circuit under the situation of rotation of described rotary manipulation element, show linkedly with the picture of the display frame of display part, by utilizing described rotary drive unit that described rotary manipulation element is applied the revolving force of positive veer and applying at least a mode in this dual mode of revolving force of reverse direction, come described rotary manipulation element is applied revolving force, thereby operating personnel are given the sense of touch of regulation via described rotary manipulation element;

Described rotation control unit is according to rotational speed and/or sense of rotation by the detected described rotary manipulation element of described rotation detecting circuit, and, change the revolving force that described rotary manipulation element is applied by the size of the detected described pressure of described pressure sensing cell.

The 7th technical scheme provides a kind of electronic equipment, has display part, and this electronic equipment is characterised in that also have:

The operation panel that constitutes by soft material,

Be used for described operation panel is given the unit of sense of touch,

According to the present invention, if operating personnel at rotary manipulation element or the enterprising line operate of operation panel, then with the display frame of display part linkedly, utilize rotary drive unit or sense of touch to give regulation is given in the unit to operating personnel sense of touch.Therefore, in sense of touch applicator and electronic equipment, can bring the various operation sense that shows interlock with the picture of display part to operating personnel.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a stereographic map of having used the mobile phone of the sense of touch applicator with first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram of functional structure of the mobile phone of expression first embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the stereoscopic figure of the sense of touch applicator of first embodiment.

Fig. 4 is the sectional view of the IV-IV line of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the exploded view of the sense of touch applicator of first embodiment.

Fig. 6 is an example of the shown selection picture of the display frame of display part.

Fig. 7 is an example of the shown selection picture of the display frame of display part.

Fig. 8 is an example of the shown selection picture of the display frame of display part.

Fig. 9 is an example of the shown selection picture of the display frame of display part.

Figure 10 is the stereoscopic figure of the sense of touch applicator of second embodiment.

Figure 11 is the block diagram of functional structure of the mobile phone of expression second embodiment.

Figure 12 is the sectional view of the XII-XII line of Figure 10.

Figure 13 is the exploded view of the sense of touch applicator of first embodiment.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, describe embodiments of the present invention in detail.In addition, scope of the present invention is not limited to legend.

Below, as electronic equipment of the present invention, be that illustration describes with the mobile phone that carries out the sound conversation by radio communication.

(first embodiment)

At first, describe at the mobile phone of using first embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile phone 100 of first embodiment has as depicted in figs. 1 and 2: the mobile telephone unit 2 that is used for sense of touch applicator 1 that operating personnel carry out input operation, is connected with this sense of touch applicator 1 and operates by sense of touch applicator 1.

At first, the sense of touch applicator 1 at first embodiment describes.

For example as Fig. 2～shown in Figure 5, sense of touch applicator 1 has rotary manipulation element 3 and supports platform 4, integral body forms roughly discoid, wherein, described rotary manipulation element 3 can manually be rotated by operating personnel, described support platform 4 is located at the bottom surface side of rotary manipulation element 3, supports rotary manipulation element 3 and it is rotated freely.

Rotary manipulation element 3 has upper surface part 31 and week facial 32, and be located at and cover the position of supporting platform 4 upper sides, thereby constitute the upper surface and the side face of sense of touch applicator 1, wherein, described upper surface part 31 has peristome 31a for circle and in central authorities, and described week, the facial 32 edge portions from upper surface part 31 began in the whole circumference scope outstanding downwards.Upper surface part 31 becomes and is used for the operating surface P that operating personnel are rotated operation, some one side that upper surface part 31 is pushed with finger tip in operating personnel one side rotates rotary manipulation element 3, perhaps pinch and week facial 32 rotate rotary manipulation element 3, thereby mobile telephone unit 2 is carried out input operation.Rotary manipulation element 3 for example is made of the strong material of the material with thermal diffusivity, endurance to external impacts of aluminium etc., also can be made of resin etc.

Support the PCB substrate 42 that platform 4 has base 41 and is connected with this base 41, and support platform 4 to be located at the position that the opening to the bottom surface side of rotary manipulation element 3 covers, thus the bottom surface of formation sense of touch applicator 1.

Base 41 has basal part 411 and four extensions 412, and described basal part 411 is plate-like ringwise roughly, and central authorities have opening, and described extension 412 extends laterally from the circumference of basal part 411.Be provided with screw hole 412a and projection 412b on each extension 412, described screw hole 412a is used to install screw, and described projection 412b extends downwards from the lower surface in the screw hole 412a outside.Base 41 for example is made of the material of polycarbonate etc.

PCB substrate 42 becomes roughly the same dull and stereotyped circular of external diameter and rotary manipulation element 3, is embedded in the basal part 411 of mounting seat 41 at the peristome 421 of substantial middle.In addition, on PCB substrate 42, be provided with four mounting holes 422 accordingly with each projection 412b, these mounting holes 422 are used to install the projection 412b of the bottom surface of each extension 412 that projection is arranged on base 41.And, the basal part 411 of base 41 is installed in the peristome 421 of PCB substrate 42, and each projection 412b of base 41 is embedded in each mounting hole 422 of PCB substrate 42, thereby PCB substrate 42 and base 41 are linked into an integrated entity.

In addition, on PCB substrate 42, with the screw hole 412a position overlapped of base 41, be provided with four hole portions 423 accordingly with each screw hole 412a, the diameter of these hole portions 423 is bigger slightly than the diameter of screw hole 412a, the screw 43 that makes thin head screw etc. screws togather with the screw hole 412a of base 41 via the hole portion 423 of PCB substrate 42 from the lower face side of PCB substrate 42, thus fixedly PCB substrate 42 and base 41.

In addition, on the inner face 42a of PCB substrate 42, be provided with pressure-sensitive sensor (pressure sensing cell) 9a～9d of the pressing force of four rotary manipulations that are used for the detecting operation personnel.

Further, be equipped with bearing 5 at the inner peripheral surface of the peristome 31a of the upper surface part 31 of rotary manipulation element 3, in the through hole 5a of the central authorities of this bearing 5, insert and logically be provided with screw 6, this screw 6 becomes the turning axle (axle) of rotary manipulation element 3.And, the screw 6 of dish-shaped screw etc. is inserted the through hole 5a of bearing 5 from the upper side of rotary manipulation element 3, further, will below the bottom of outstanding screw 6, be screwed with the female screw thread 413a that is formed on base 41 inner peripheral surfaces, thus gib screw 6 and support platform 4.Thus, rotary manipulation element 3 is with respect to supporting platform 4 connecting around screw 6 free rotation mode.

In addition, between rotary manipulation element 3 and support platform 4, form space S, in this space S, be equipped with inferior parts: rotate test section (rotation detecting circuit) 7, be used to detect the anglec of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3; Ultrasonic motor (rotary drive unit) 8 is used to make 3 rotations of rotary manipulation element; Control part 10 is used to control each one of sense of touch applicator 1; Input and output portion 11, be used for and mobile telephone unit 2 between the transmitting-receiving various signals.

Rotation test section 7 for example is made of with the photo interrupter (Photo Interrupter) 72 that is used for the rotation angle displacement of detection beam circle 71 the bundle circle (Cord Wheel) 71 of ring-type.

Bundle circle 71 is bonded in inner face 33 sides of the upper surface part 31 that rotary manipulation element 3 had, rotates with rotary manipulation element 3 interlocks.At the lower surface 71a of bundle circle 71, be printed with the reflecting surface that is used to make the light reflection with the spacing of stipulating along Zhou Fangxiang with A phase, these two detecting patterns of B phase.

Photo interrupter 72 is reflection type optical electrical circuit breakers, is made of the photo detector 72b of light-emitting component 72a, the light IC etc. of LED etc., is loaded on the PCB substrate 42, and is loaded in and restraints circle 71 opposed positions, is connected with control part 10.Photo detector 72b has two sensitive surfaces at least, and output has the A phase of the phasic difference of 90 degree, the detection signal of B phase mutually.Photo interrupter 72 utilizes photo detector 72b to receive light-emitting component 72a to the bundle circle 71 reflection of light light that send, thereby detects the rotation amount and the sense of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3, exports it to control part 10 as A phase, B phase detection signal.In control part 10, based on by the A of the rotation amount of photo interrupter 72 detected expression rotary manipulation elements 3 and sense of rotation mutually, B phase detection signal, determine rotational speed, sense of rotation, the anglec of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3.

Ultrasonic motor 8 for example is made of the stator 82 of piezoelectric element 81, ring-type, the rotor 83 that contacts with the upper surface of stator 82 etc., drives according to the control from control part 10, makes rotary manipulation element 3 around screw 6 rotations as axle.

Stator 82 embeds in the recess 414 of ring-type of the upper surface part that is formed on base 41, is fixed on the base 41 by dull and stereotyped circular two sides adhesive tape 84.Have a plurality of protuberances 821 that set along Zhou Fangxiang on the top of stator 82, in addition, in the lower face side of stator 82, dispose a plurality of piezoelectric elements 81 along the Zhou Fangxiang of stator 82, these piezoelectric elements 81 produce vibrational energy in response to the voltage that is applied.Rotor 83 for example is made of the material of high-molecular polythene etc., becomes dull and stereotyped circularly, and rotor 83 is configured in interior all sides of bundle circle 71, and is configured in by the position of

stator

82 and 3 clampings of rotary manipulation element.

In addition, between rotary manipulation element 3 and rotor 83, be equipped with dull and stereotyped circular two sides adhesive tape 85, the inner face 33 of the rotary manipulation element 3 that bonds respectively and the upper surface of rotor 83.The upper surface of rotor 83 sticks on the lower surface of two sides adhesive tape 85, and two sides adhesive tape 85 sticks on the inner face of rotary manipulation element 3, and the lower surface of rotor 83 contacts with the protuberance 821 of stator 82.The lower surface friction factor height of rotor 83 is towards rotating because of the opposite direction of capable wave line of propagation that produces with the vibration of the stator 82 of this lower surface contact.

And when when 10 pairs of piezoelectric elements 81 of control part apply the driving voltage of regulation, because of the ultrasonic vibration of piezoelectric element 81, all stators 82 vibrate, and the row ripple is passed to rotor 83, and rotor 83 is rotated.So the revolving force of this rotor 83 is passed to rotary manipulation element 3, make rotary manipulation element 3 rotate.Further, the driving frequency of the drive signal that is applied to piezoelectric element 81 is controlled, thereby the size and the sense of rotation of the revolving force of the rotary manipulation element 3 that produces for the ultrasonic vibration because of piezoelectric element 81 carry out freely setting.

Two sides

adhesive tape

84,85 for example is made of the gelatinous material or the rubber material of acrylic foam (acrylic foam) etc.Therefore, be provided in the upper side of stator 82 and these two sides

adhesive tapes

84,85 of lower side respectively, can bring into play the effect of exhaust box (damper), that is, can be absorbed in the noise that produces when driving stator 82.

Pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d is bonded in the inner face 42a side of PCB substrate 42 with 90 ° interval on Zhou Fangxiang.Each pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d is connected with control part 10, in the rotary manipulation that operating personnel carry out rotary manipulation element 3, the size of the axial pressure that detection applies rotary manipulation element 3, and via control part 10 to master control part 24 output testing results.In master control part 24, from the pressure detecting signal of four pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d output, determine the axial pressing force of rotary manipulation based on respectively.

As pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d, for example can use the pressure-sensitive sensor of resistance membrane type, diffusion type, one-tenth membrane type, electrostatic capacitive, mechanical type etc.

In addition, described rotary manipulation element 3, bundle circle 71, rotor 83 be provided in respectively coaxial on, around being fixed on screw 6 rotations of supporting on the platform 4 as turning axle.

Central processing unit), RAM (Random Access Memory: random access memory), (Read Only Memory: ROM (read-only memory)) storage part etc. (all not shown) is connected with master control part 24 ROM control part 10 for example has CPU (Central Processing Unit:.Various signals are received and dispatched by each one of control part 10 control sense of touch applicators 1 between master control part 24 via input and output portion 11.

Input and output portion 11 is connected with mobile telephone unit 2, testing result of various sensors etc. is sent to the host CPU 241 of mobile telephone unit 2 between mobile telephone unit 2.

Specifically, input and output portion 11 is to master control part 24 output A phases, B phase detection signal and pressure detecting signal, described A phase, B phase detection signal represent that from the rotation amount and the sense of rotation of the rotary manipulation element 3 of photo interrupter 72 outputs of rotation test section 7 described pressure detecting signal is the signal of four the pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d output from the inner face 42a side that is provided in PCB substrate 42.In addition, be used to drive the drive signal of ultrasonic motor 8 from 11 inputs of 24 pairs of input and output portions of master control part.

Then, the mobile telephone unit 2 at first embodiment describes.

As shown in Figure 2, mobile telephone unit 2 for example, has antenna (economizing roughly diagram), and have be used for and external unit between Department of Communication Force 21, loudspeaker and the microphone (economize roughly diagram) etc. of transmitting/receiving wireless signal, the conversation portion 22, the display frame 23a that also have the input and output that are used to carry out sound also have and are used for showing the display part 23 of various pictures on display frame 23a, totally control the master control part 24 of mobile phone 100.In addition, Department of Communication Force 21 and conversation portion 22 use technique known, therefore economize roughly to describe in detail.

Display part 23 for example have LCD (Liquid Crystal Display: LCD) etc. display frame 23a, according on display frame 23a, show various pictures from the indication of master control part 24.

Master control part 24 have host CPU (Central Processing Unit: central processing unit) 241, RAM (Random Access Memory: random access memory) 242, ROM (Read OnlyMemory: ROM (read-only memory)) 243 etc., be connected with control part 10.Master control part 24 is controlled each one of mobile telephone unit 2 based on the input operation signal that sends from sense of touch applicator 1.

Host CPU 241 is according to the input signal from each input of mobile telephone unit 2 and sense of touch applicator 1, reads the handling procedure that is stored among the ROM243 etc., in RAM242, launch to carry out, and to each output control signal, whole thus control mobile phone 100.

RAM242 for example has program storage area and data storage areas etc., as the perform region of host CPU 241.Described program storage area is used to launch the various programs carried out by host CPU 241 etc., the result that described data storage areas produces when being used to store the input data and carrying out described various handling procedure etc.

ROM243 is storage processing program, data etc. in advance, for example, store rotation trace routine 243a, pressure detection program 243b, Spin Control program 243c etc.

Rotation trace routine 243a is used to make host CPU 241 to realize detecting the rotational speed of rotary manipulation element 3 and the function of sense of rotation (rotation).In the present embodiment, constitute rotation detecting circuit by this rotation trace routine 243a, host CPU 241, rotation test section 7.

Pressure detection program 243b is used to make host CPU 241 realizations to detect the function of the size of the axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied.In the present embodiment, constitute pressure sensing cell by this pressure detection program 243b, host CPU 241, pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d.

Spin Control program 243c is used for making host CPU 241 be achieved as follows function: carrying out under the situation of rotation that rotation trace routine 243a detects the rotary manipulation element, show linkedly with the picture of the display frame 23a of display part 23, by utilize 8 pairs of rotary manipulation elements 3 of ultrasonic motor apply positive veer revolving force, apply at least a mode in this dual mode of revolving force of reverse direction, come rotary manipulation element 3 is applied revolving force, thereby give the sense of touch of regulation via 3 couples of operating personnel of rotary manipulation element.In the present embodiment, constitute rotation control unit by this Spin Control program 243c, host CPU 241.

And, in the present embodiment, constitute sense of touch applicator of the present invention by described rotation test section 7, ultrasonic motor 8, pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d, control part 10, input and output portion 11, master control part 24.

In addition, " sense of touch of regulation " comprises the sense of touch that produces because of vibration and feels the sense of touch that produces because of power.So-called " power feels " be meant, be applied to the sensation of the dynamics on the finger when rotation rotary manipulation element 3, is meant to feel to rotate light or rotate heavy sensation.And,, can bring clearer and more definite operation sense to operating personnel by operating personnel's finger tip being given the sense of touch that produces because of the power feel.

At this, drive to handle at the rotation of carrying out above-mentioned rotation trace routine 243a, pressure detection program 243b, Spin Control program 243c and describe, and in the lump the effect of the mobile phone 100 of present embodiment is specifically described.

Show on the display frame 23a that mobile telephone unit 2 is had the picture be used to represent a plurality of options (below, to be used to represent that the picture on the display frame 23a of a plurality of options is called " selection picture ") situation under, the one point union that operating personnel pin the operating surface P of rotary manipulation element 3 with finger tip makes 3 rotations of rotary manipulation element, thus on selecting picture shown option the option of selection purpose.Further, operating personnel by being used to determine the decision operation of selected option, come mobile telephone unit 2 is carried out input operation after having selected the purpose option by the rotary manipulation of rotary manipulation element 3.

As mentioned above, operating personnel are rotated when operation to rotary manipulation element 3, from rotation test section 7 via control part 10 with input and output portion 11 and to the A of the rotation amount of master control part 24 output expression rotary manipulation elements 3 and sense of rotation mutually, B phase detection signal.In addition, in master control part 24, monitor that based on detection signal rotary manipulation element 3 has without spin,, then be judged to be rotary manipulation element 3 and rotated if imported A phase, B phase detection signal from rotation test section 7 from 7 outputs of rotation test section.So 24 pairs of ultrasonic motor 8 output drive signals of master control part drive ultrasonic motor 8 and rotate driven in rotation executive component 3, thereby the operating personnel of operation rotary manipulation element 3 are given the sense of touch of regulation.

In addition, when driving ultrasonic motor 8, master control part 24 is based on from the A phase of rotation test section 7 input, B phase detection signal and from the detection signal of four pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d output of the inner face 42a side that is configured in PCB substrate 42, the axial pressure of determining the rotational speed of sense of rotation, the rotary manipulation element 3 of rotary manipulation element 3, rotary manipulation element 3 being applied.And,, change the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied based on the sense of rotation of determined rotary manipulation element 3, rotational speed, to the axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 applies.

Specifically, master control part 24 is carried out following control based on the sense of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3: show linkedly with the picture in the display frame, rotary manipulation element 3 is applied the revolving force of the direction identical with the sense of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3, perhaps, apply the revolving force of the direction opposite with the sense of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3.In addition, master control part 24 is carried out following control based on the rotational speed of rotary manipulation element 3: the rotational speed of rotary manipulation element 3 is fast more, then rotary manipulation element 3 is applied short more periodic revolving force of cycle.Further, master control part 24 is carried out following control based on the axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied: the axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied is big more, then rotary manipulation element 3 is applied big more revolving force.

In addition, in master control part 24, based on the expression rotation amount of exporting from rotation test section 7 and the detection signal of the anglec of rotation, determine the anglec of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3, monitor the determined anglec of rotation whether reach with select picture in the corresponding selected angle of the option that can select.And, the anglec of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3 reach with select picture in the situation of the corresponding selected angle of the option that can select under, master control part 24 generates the switching signal of the selection that is used for switching the option of selecting picture, and export the switching signal that is generated to display part 23, thereby show control, switch in the selection that display frame 23a goes up the option on the selection picture that shows.

Like this, in the present embodiment, by the rotary manipulation of rotary manipulation element 3, can select to be presented at the option on the display frame 23a, and, with the rotary manipulation of rotary manipulation element 3 linkedly, the driving by ultrasonic motor 8 comes the rotary manipulation element is applied revolving force.In addition, make the direction (sense of rotation) of rotary manipulation element 3 rotations, the speed (rotational speed) that makes 3 rotations of rotary manipulation element, the dynamics of pushing rotary manipulation element 3 by change, can change direction, cycle, the size of the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied.

At this, enumerate concrete example, illustrate at the selection that is presented at the option on the display frame 23a and handle, and the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is implemented applies processing.

Fig. 6 is an example of the shown selection picture of the display frame 23a of display part 23.In the selection picture of Fig. 6, uniformly-spaced be arranged as ring-type and show 12 options (option that can select).In addition, in these 12 options, selected option (among Fig. 6, option " AAA ") is shown as bigger than other option.

If operating personnel make 3 rotations of rotary manipulation element in the selection picture of Fig. 6, then the 3 every rotations of rotary manipulation element are 30 °, and then the selection of option is switched in order.

For example, as benchmark (" 0 ° "), operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 to 30 ° of clockwise direction rotations with the selecteed anglec of rotation of option " AAA ", and the anglec of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3 becomes " 30 ° ", then as shown in Figure 7, " BBB " is selected in option.In addition, operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 further rotate 30 ° to clockwise direction from the anglec of rotation " 30 ° ", and it is then shown in Figure 8 that the anglec of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3 becomes " 60 ° ", and " CCC " is selected in option.In addition, operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 further rotate 30 ° to clockwise direction from the anglec of rotation " 60 ° ", and the anglec of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3 becomes " 90 ° ", and is then shown in Figure 9, and " DDD " is selected in option.

Like this, in the selection picture of Fig. 6, operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 to 30 ° of clockwise direction rotations at every turn, then selecteed option switch to successively " AAA " → " BBB " → " CCC " → " DDD " → ... → " LLL " → " AAA " → ...In addition, operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 rotate 30 ° to counter clockwise direction at every turn, then selecteed option switch to successively " AAA " → " LLL " → " KKK " → " JJJ " → ... → " BBB " → " AAA " → ...

In addition, operating personnel push the operating surface P of rotary manipulation element 3 with finger tip, make rotary manipulation element 3 to clockwise direction or rotation counterclockwise, then by the control of master control part 24, drive ultrasonic motor 8, and rotary manipulation element 3 is applied revolving force.

Rotary manipulation element 3 is being applied in the control of revolving force, master control part 24 controls show according to the picture that is presented at the selection picture on the display frame 23a, control applies the revolving force of positive veer to rotary manipulation element 3, or rotary manipulation element 3 applied the revolving force of reverse direction, come to give the sense of touch that shows corresponding regulation with picture to operating personnel.

Specifically, in selecting picture, be positioned in the option of switching target under the situation below the option of handover source, rotary manipulation element 3 is applied periodic revolving force with the sense of rotation equidirectional of rotary manipulation element 3.

That is, be positioned in the option of switching target handover source option below, and operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 under right handed situation, rotary manipulation element 3 are applied the revolving force of positive veer.In addition, be positioned in the option of switching target handover source option below, and operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 under the situation of rotation counterclockwise, rotary manipulation element 3 are applied the revolving force of reverse direction.

Like this, the direction that selection in selecting picture is switched is under the situation of downward direction, at rotary manipulation element 3, periodically produce revolving force with the sense of rotation equidirectional of rotary manipulation element 3, rotary manipulation element 3 is rotated swimmingly, bring suitable sliding sense of touch, smooth sense of touch for operating personnel's finger tip.

For example, by rotary manipulation element 3 is rotated to clockwise direction, thereby half option of the right side of the ring that the selection picture of having selected to be positioned at Fig. 6 is shown, in the case, the selection of option switches to " AAA " → " BBB " → " CCC " → " DDD " → " EEE " → " FFF " in order (with reference to Fig. 6～Fig. 9), and rotary manipulation element 3 is applied revolving force (that is the revolving force of positive veer) with the rotation equidirectional of rotary manipulation element 3.

In addition, for example, by making rotary manipulation element 3 to rotation counterclockwise, thereby half option of the left side of the ring that the selection picture of having selected to be positioned at Fig. 6 is shown, in the case, the selection of option switches to " AAA " → " JJJ " → " III " → " HHH " → " GGG " → " FFF " in order, and rotary manipulation element 3 is applied revolving force (that is the revolving force of reverse direction) with the rotation equidirectional of rotary manipulation element 3.

Thus, bring suitable sliding sense of touch, smooth sense of touch can for operating personnel's finger tip, operating personnel and picture be shown feel accordingly,, seem in sliding on ice sensation as the sensation of landing on the inclined-plane.

In selecting picture, be positioned in the option of switching target under the situation above the option of handover source, rotary manipulation element 3 is applied and the rightabout periodic revolving force of the sense of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3.

That is, be positioned in the option of switching target handover source option above, and operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 under the situation of rotation counterclockwise, rotary manipulation element 3 are applied the revolving force of reverse direction.In addition, be positioned in the option of switching target handover source option above, and operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 under right handed situation, rotary manipulation element 3 are applied the revolving force of positive veer.

Like this, the direction that selection in selecting picture is switched be upward to situation under, at rotary manipulation element 3, periodically produce the rightabout revolving force of sense of rotation with rotary manipulation element 3, apply the power that hinders 3 rotations of rotary manipulation element thus, bring coarse sense of touch, scraggly sense of touch for operating personnel's finger tip.

For example, by rotary manipulation element 3 is rotated to clockwise direction, thereby half option of the left side of the ring that the selection picture of having selected to be positioned at Fig. 6 is shown, in the case, the selection of option switches to " FFF " → " GGG " → " HHH " → " III " → " JJJ " → " AAA " in order, and rotary manipulation element 3 is applied and the rightabout revolving force of the rotation of rotary manipulation element 3 (that is the revolving force of reverse direction).

In addition, for example, by making rotary manipulation element 3 to rotation counterclockwise, thereby half option of the right side of the ring that the selection picture of having selected to be positioned at Fig. 6 is shown, in the case, the selection of option switches to " FFF " → " EEE " → " DDD " → " CCC " → " BBB " → " AAA " in order, and rotary manipulation element 3 is applied and the rightabout revolving force of the rotation of rotary manipulation element 3 (that is the revolving force of positive veer).

Thus, bring coarse sense of touch, scraggly sense of touch can for operating personnel's finger tip, operating personnel and picture be shown feel accordingly, as the sensation of on the inclined-plane, climbing, as the sensation of on the grit road, advancing.

Like this, no matter operating personnel make rotary manipulation element 3 to still rotation counterclockwise of clockwise direction, the direction that the selection that the direction of the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied all shows with picture is switched (downward direction/upward to) is switched accordingly automatically, so even operating personnel do not notice the direction that makes rotary manipulation element 3 rotation, also can give with picture operating personnel all the time and show corresponding sense of touch.

In addition, operating personnel can periodically adjust the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied by driving ultrasonic motor 8 by the speed of the rotary manipulation of change rotary manipulation element 3.

For example, operating personnel are under the situation that the rotational speed that makes rotary manipulation element 3 is accelerated, in response to this, master control part 24 is based on the detection signal from 7 outputs of rotation test section, be judged to be the rotational speed of having accelerated rotary manipulation element 3, thereby control ultrasonic motor 8 applies more short-period revolving force to rotary manipulation element 3.

In addition, for example, operating personnel make under the situation that the rotational speed of rotary manipulation element 3 slows down, in response to this, master control part 24 is based on the detection signal from 7 outputs of rotation test section, be judged to be the rotational speed of the rotary manipulation element 3 that slowed down, thereby control ultrasonic motor 8 applies more macrocyclic revolving force to rotary manipulation element 3.

Like this, operating personnel change the cycle of the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied, thereby can change the sense of touch of rotary manipulation element 3 by the speed that change is rotated rotary manipulation element 3.

In addition, also can change the size of the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied according to the speed of the rotary manipulation of rotary manipulation element 3.

In addition, operating personnel can adjust the size of the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied by driving ultrasonic motor 8 by changing the pressing force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied.

For example, operating personnel push under the situation of rotary manipulation element 3 with bigger power, in response to this, master control part 24 is based on the detection signal from each pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d output, be judged to be the size that has increased the axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied, thereby control ultrasonic motor 8 makes 3 rotations of rotary manipulation element with bigger revolving force.

For example, operating personnel push under the situation of rotary manipulation element 3 with littler power, in response to this, master control part 24 is based on the detection signal from each pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d output, be judged to be the size that has reduced axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied, thereby control ultrasonic motor 8 makes 3 rotations of rotary manipulation element with littler revolving force.

Like this, the dynamics that operating personnel push rotary manipulation element 3 by change can change the size of the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied, and changes the sense of touch of rotary manipulation element 3.

In addition, also can change the cycle of the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied according to the size of the axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied.

Further, operating personnel have selected after the purpose option by rotary manipulation element 3 being rotated operation, push the rotary manipulation element with the pressing force of stipulating, thereby can determine this selection.

For example, on the selection picture of Fig. 6, if operating personnel select the pressing force of required regulation to push rotary manipulation element 3 with decision, then in response to this, master control part 24 is based on the detection signal from each pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d output, be judged to be the selection that has determined to select the option in the picture, thereby carry out the processing corresponding with the option that is determined.

Promptly, for example, shown in the selection picture of Fig. 7, under the selecteed state of option " BBB ", if operating personnel select required pressing force to push rotary manipulation element 3 with decision, then determine the selection of option " BBB ", carry out and determined the corresponding processing of selecting of option " BBB ".

More than the mobile phone 100 of Shuo Ming first embodiment has: rotary manipulation element 3, and it accepts operating personnel's rotary manipulation, and can be around the axle rotation; Rotation detecting circuit (rotation test section 7, rotation trace routine 243a, host CPU 241), it is used to detect the rotational speed and/or the sense of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3; Pressure sensing cell (pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d, pressure detection program 243b, host CPU 241), it is used to detect the size of the axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied; Rotary drive unit (ultrasonic motor 8), it is used for rotary manipulation element 3 is applied revolving force.And, at rotation detecting circuit (rotation test section 7, rotation trace routine 243a, host CPU 241) detects under the situation of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3, rotation control unit (Spin Control program 243c, host CPU 241) utilizes rotary drive unit (ultrasonic motor 8), show linkedly with the picture of the display frame 23a of display part 23, at least a mode in the revolving force by rotary manipulation element 3 being applied positive veer and the revolving force of reverse direction, rotary manipulation element 3 is applied revolving force, give the sense of touch of regulation thus via 3 couples of operating personnel of rotary manipulation element.

Promptly, operating personnel are rotated operation to the rotary manipulation element, then with the display frame of display part linkedly, by utilizing rotary drive unit the rotary manipulation element to be applied at least a mode in the revolving force of the revolving force of positive veer and reverse direction, thereby bring the sense of touch of regulation to operating personnel.Therefore, in electronic equipment, can bring the various operation sense that shows interlock with the picture of display part to operating personnel with sense of touch applicator.

In addition, rotation control unit (Spin Control program 243c, host CPU 241) changes the revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied according to by the rotational speed of the detected rotary manipulation element 3 of rotation detecting circuit (rotation test section 7, rotation trace routine 243a, host CPU 241) and/or sense of rotation, by the size of the detected pressure of pressure sensing cell (pressure-sensitive sensor 9a～9d, pressure detection program 243b, host CPU 241).

That is, operating personnel make the speed of rotary manipulation element rotation, the direction that makes the rotation of rotary manipulation element, the dynamics of pushing the rotary manipulation element by change, can change the revolving force that the driving by rotary drive unit applies the rotary manipulation element.

In addition, in described first embodiment, illustration constitute the rotation test section 7 of optical profile type by circular bundle circle 71 and photo interrupter 72, be used as being used to detecting the detecting unit of the anglec of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3, but rotation test section 7 is an example of detecting unit just, as long as can detect the position of rotation of rotary manipulation element 3, then can use any structure.For example, can use mechanical type (contact type), magnetic-type, utilize the electrode electrostatic capacitance change to carry out electrostatic rotation detecting circuit of position probing etc.In addition, on the basis of the rotation amount of rotary manipulation element 3 and sense of rotation, can also use the rotor rotary encoder (rotary encode) of the absolute type (absolute type) that can detect the absolute position.

In addition, in described first embodiment, the situation that sets four pressure-sensitive sensors at the inner face side at the PCB substrate is illustrated, but the allocation position of pressure-sensitive sensor is not limited only to this, as long as can detect the axial pressure that rotary manipulation element 3 is applied, then the pressure-sensitive sensor be provided in which position can.In addition, the number of pressure-sensitive sensor also is not limited to four, so long as get final product more than one.In addition, the pressure-sensitive sensor also is not limited to be used for the sensor of the amount of detected pressures, also can be that touch-switch (tact switch) can detect the sensor that whether has applied the above pressure of setting like that.

(second embodiment)

Then, describe for the mobile phone of using second embodiment of the present invention.In addition,, mark identical Reference numeral and economize roughly diagram, only the part different with the mobile phone of first embodiment described for the structure identical with the mobile phone 100 of above-mentioned first embodiment.

As shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, the mobile phone 200 of second embodiment has: be used for sense of touch applicator 25 that operating personnel carry out input operation, be connected with this sense of touch applicator 25 and accept by sense of touch applicator 25 mobile telephone unit 26 operated.

At first, the sense of touch applicator 25 at second embodiment describes.

As Figure 10～shown in Figure 13, the support platform 28 of the lower side that sense of touch applicator 25 has the operation panel 27 that is used for operating personnel and operates, be located at operation panel 27, at operation panel 27 with support be equipped with between the platform 28: be used for operation panel 27 is given sense of touch ultrasonic motor (sense of touch is given the unit) 8a, be used to control sense of touch applicator 25 each one control part 10, be used for and mobile telephone unit 26 between the input and output portion 11 etc. of the various signals of transmitting-receiving.In addition, in the inner face 28a side of supporting platform 28, be equipped with pressure-sensitive sensor (detecting unit) 29a～29d of the operation that is used for detecting operation plate 27.

Operation panel 27 forms roughly disc-shape, is located at the upper side of supporting platform 28, becomes the upper surface of sense of touch applicator 25 thus.The upper surface part 271 of operation panel 27 becomes and is used for the operating surface P that operating personnel operate, operating personnel place finger tip on the operating surface P of operation panel 27, on operating surface P, move finger tip, thereby mobile telephone unit 26 is carried out input operation in mode along circumferential picture circle.

Operation panel 27 for example is made of the soft material of high-molecular polythene etc., when carrying out input operation, operation panel 27 is crooked downwards because of the power of operating personnel's pressing operation plate 27, and can transmit from the vibration of ultrasonic motor 8a and the reciprocal power of capable phase of wave that is produced with vibration.

Support platform 28 to have: the pedestal portion 281 of the roughly disc-shape that diameter and operation panel 27 are roughly the same, the upper surface of pedestal portion 281 outstanding be provided with overlook the cylindrical portion 283 that is the prominent general cylindrical shape shape of establishing portion 282, being provided with of C word shape roughly in the center of pedestal portion 281, at the prominent recess 284 of establishing the roughly ring-type of formation between portion 282 and the cylindrical portion 283; Support platform 28 to be arranged on the lower side of operation panel 27, thereby constitute the bottom surface of sense of touch applicator 25.

In addition, at the inner face 28a that supports platform 28, with each the relative position of pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d that is provided in inner face 28a one side of supporting platform 28, be equipped with four outstanding contact sites 285 downwards, under the situation that operation panel 27 is pressed, the upper surface of the lower surface of contact site 285 and pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d connects.

Ultrasonic motor 8a is by the formations such as stator (stator) 82 of piezoelectric element 81, ring-type, and Be Controlled portion 10 controlling and driving are given sense of touch to operation panel 27.

Roughly the recess 284 of ring-type is formed on the upper surface of supporting platform 28, and stator 82 is provided in the recess 284 of ring-type roughly, is fixed on by dull and stereotyped circular two sides adhesive tape 84 and supports on the platform 28.On the top of stator 82, have a plurality of protuberances 821 that set along Zhou Fangxiang, in addition,, dispose a plurality of piezoelectric elements 81 along the Zhou Fangxiang of stator 82 in the lower face side of stator 82, these piezoelectric elements 81 are produce power in response to the voltage that is applied.The protuberance 821 that is formed on the upper surface of stator 82 contacts with the inner face 272 of operation panel 27, and the capable ripple that will produce because of the vibration of stator 82 is passed to operation panel 27.Stator 82 is connected with control part 10 by FPC substrate 86, and wherein, this FPC substrate 86 connects and is formed on the prominent otch 282a that establishes in the portion 282, and this stator 82 is given sense of touch in response to the drive signal of exporting from control part 10.

And, apply driving voltage from 10 pairs of piezoelectric elements 81 of control part based on drive signal, then the ultrasonic vibration because of piezoelectric element 81 makes stator 82 body vibrations, and because of the vibration of stator 82 produces capable ripple, the vibration (sense of touch) that causes because of this row ripple is passed to operation panel 27.Further, the driving frequency of the drive signal that control applies piezoelectric element 81, thus can freely set the size and Orientation of the vibration of operation panel 27 being given because of the ultrasonic vibration of piezoelectric element 81.

And, give vibration because of the driving of ultrasonic motor 8a to operation panel 27, then be opposite to the finger tip of the operating personnel on the upper surface part 271 (operating surface P) of operation panel 27, give the sense of touch of regulation.In addition, as above-mentioned, operation panel 27 is formed by soft material, therefore can more easily transmit the vibration that ultrasonic motor 8a transmits, and can give more obviously the sense of touch that the driving because of ultrasonic motor 8a produces to operating personnel's finger tip.

Two sides adhesive tape 84 for example is made of the gelatinous material or the rubber material of acrylic foam (acrylic foam) etc., can bring into play the effect of exhaust box (damper),, can be absorbed in the noise that produces when driving stator 82 that is.

Pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d is configured in the inner face 28a side of supporting platform 28, and sets every 90 ° at Zhou Fangxiang.Each pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d is connected with control part 10, in operating personnel's operating process, the size of the axial pressure that detection applies operation panel 27 via being provided in the contact site 285 on the inner face 28a that supports platform 28, and via control part 10 to master control part 30 output testing results.

As pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d, for example can use the pressure-sensitive sensor of resistance membrane type, diffusion type, one-tenth membrane type, electrostatic capacitive, mechanical type etc.

Then, the mobile telephone unit 26 to second embodiment describes.

As shown in Figure 2, mobile telephone unit 26 for example has antenna (omitting diagram), and have be used for and external unit between Department of Communication Force 21, loudspeaker and the microphone (omit diagram) of transmitting/receiving wireless signal, the conversation portion 22, the display frame 23a that also have the input and output that are used to carry out sound also have and are used for showing the display part 23 of various pictures on display frame 23a, totally control the master control part 30 of mobile phone 100.

Master control part 30 have host CPU (Central Processing Unit: central processing unit) 301, RAM (Random Access Memory: random access memory) 242, ROM (Read OnlyMemory: ROM (read-only memory)) 302 etc., be connected with control part 10.Master control part 30 is controlled each one of mobile telephone unit 26 based on the input operation signal that sends from sense of touch applicator 25.

Host CPU 301 is according to the input signal from each input of mobile telephone unit 26 and sense of touch applicator 25, reads the handling procedure that is stored among the ROM302 etc., in RAM242, launch to carry out, and to each output control signal, whole thus control mobile phone 200.

ROM302 is storage processing program, data etc. in advance, for example, store operation detection program 302a, drive controlling program 302b etc.

Operation detection program 302a is used to make host CPU 301 to realize the function of the operation that the detecting operation personnel carry out operation panel 27.In the present embodiment, constitute the operation detection unit by this operation detection program 302a, host CPU 301, pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d.

Drive controlling program 302b is used for making host CPU 301 be achieved as follows function: detect in executable operations trace routine 302a process under the situation of the operation that operating personnel carry out operation panel 27, show linkedly with the picture of the display frame 23a of

display part

23,8a gives sense of touch to operation panel 27 by ultrasonic motor (sense of touch is given the unit), gives the sense of touch of regulation via 27 couples of operating personnel of operation panel.In the present embodiment, constitute driving control unit by this drive controlling program 302b, host CPU 301.

And,, constitute sense of touch applicator 25 of the present invention by above-mentioned ultrasonic motor 8a, pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d, control part 10, input and output portion 11, master control part 30 in the present embodiment.

At this, at driving to handle and describe, and in the lump the effect of the mobile phone 200 of present embodiment is specifically described by carrying out rotation that aforesaid operations trace routine 302a and drive controlling program 302b carry out.

On the display frame 23a of mobile telephone unit 26, under the situation that the selection picture that shows a plurality of options is shown, operating personnel place finger tip on the operating surface P of operation panel 27, on operating surface P, draw circle with finger tip and move, thereby in being presented at the option of selecting on the picture, select the purpose option along Zhou Fangxiang.Further, thereby operating personnel are after the enterprising line operate of operating surface P has been selected the purpose option, determine operation to decide selected option, thereby mobile telephone unit 26 is carried out input operation.

At this, when the enterprising line operate of operating surface P, the pressure detecting signal of the pressing force that operation panel 27 is applied to master control part 30 output expressions via control part 10 and input and output portion 11 from each pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d of being provided in the inner face 28a side of supporting platform 28 respectively.In addition, in master control part 30, based on signal input from each pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d, come to have or not operation on the supervisory work plate 27, if imported the pressure detecting signal that expression detects the pressure of the operation on the operation panel 27 from pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d, then be judged to be on operation panel 27 and operate.So 30 couples of ultrasonic motor 8a of master control part output drive signal drives ultrasonic motor 8a and gives sense of touch (vibration) to operation panel 27, thereby brings the sense of touch of regulation to the operating personnel of operating operation plate 27.

In addition, when driving ultrasonic motor 8a, master control part 30 is based on from being provided in four pressure detecting signals that pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d exports respectively of the inner face 28a side of supporting platform 28, the computing that puts rules into practice, thereby the axial pressure of determining the speed (speed that operating personnel's finger tip moves on operating surface P) of direction (clockwise direction/counterclockwise), the operation on the operating surface P of the operation on the operating surface P, operation panel 27 being applied.And,, change the sense of touch (vibration) that operation panel 27 is given based on the speed of the direction of determined operation (clockwise direction/counterclockwise), operation, to the axial pressure that operation panel 27 applies.

Specifically, master control part 30 is based on the direction of determining the operation on the operating surface P from the pressure detecting signal of pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d, according to this direction, show linkedly with the picture on the display frame 23a, the sense of touch (vibration) of the direction equidirectional of giving and operating, the rightabout sense of touch of direction (vibration) of perhaps giving and operating.In addition, master control part 30 is based on the speed of determining the operation on the operating surface P from the pressure detecting signal of pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d, control according to this speed, make that the speed of the operation on the operating surface P is fast more, then give short-period more vibration operation panel 27.Further, master control part 30 is based on the axial pressure of determining from the pressure detecting signal of pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d operation panel 27 is applied, control according to this pressure, make that the axial pressure that operation panel 27 is applied is big more, then give big more sense of touch (vibration) operation panel 27.

In addition, master control part 30 is based on the pressure detecting signal of exporting respectively from four pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d, and the operating position (that is the position of operating personnel's finger tip) on the operating surface P is determined in the computing that puts rules into practice.And, monitor operating position on the determined operating surface P whether reach with select picture in the corresponding selected angle of the option that can select.And show control like this: the operating position on operating surface P reach with select picture in the situation of the corresponding selected angle of the option that can select under, master control part 30 generates the switching signal of the selection that is used for switching the option of selecting picture, export the switching signal that is generated to display part 23, thereby switch the selection of the option on the selection picture that is presented on the display frame 23a.

Like this, in the present embodiment, operating personnel operate, its finger tip Zhou Fangxiang along operation panel 27 on the operating surface P of sense of touch applicator 25 is moved, thereby select to be presented at the option on the display frame 23a, and with operation on the operating surface P linkedly, operation panel 27 is given the sense of touch (vibration) that produces by the driving of ultrasonic motor 8a.In addition, the direction by changing the operation on the operating surface P, the speed of the operation on the operating surface P, the dynamics of pressing operation plate 27 change direction, cycle, the size of the sense of touch (vibration) of operation panel 27 being given by ultrasonic motor 8a.

At this, utilize the Fig. 6 and first embodiment to illustrate that similarly the selection of option handles and give processing to the sense of touch that operation panel 27 carries out.

Fig. 6 is an example of the shown selection picture of the display frame 23a of display part 23.In the selection picture of Fig. 6, uniformly-spaced be arranged as ring-type and show 12 options.In addition, in these 12 options, selected option (among Fig. 6, option " AAA ") is shown as bigger than other option.

And in the selection picture of Fig. 6, operating personnel are round along Zhou Fangxiang slip picture on operating surface P with finger tip, then switch the selection of option in order according to the operating position on the selection face.

At this moment, master control part 30 controlling and driving ultrasonic motor 8a give sense of touch to operation panel 27.When giving sense of touch to operation panel 27, master control part 30 shows according to the picture that is presented at the selection picture on the display frame 23a, control utilizes ultrasonic motor 8a operation panel 27 to be given the sense of touch (vibration) of positive veer, perhaps operation panel 27 is given the sense of touch (vibration) of reverse direction, thus operating personnel's oblatio is shown corresponding sense of touch with picture.

Specifically, in selecting picture, be positioned in the option of switching target under the situation below the option of handover source, to operation panel 27 give with operating surface P on the periodic sense of touch (vibration) of direction equidirectional of operation.

That is, below the option of switching target is positioned at the option of handover source, and operating personnel give the sense of touch (vibration) of positive veer to operation panel 27 under the situation of clockwise mobile finger tip on the operating surface P.In addition, below the option of switching target is positioned at the option of handover source, and operating personnel give the sense of touch (vibration) of reverse direction to operation panel 27 under the situation of counterclockwise mobile finger tip on the operating surface P.

Like this, the direction that selection in selecting picture is switched is under the situation of downward direction, vibrate by ultrasound wave, make operation panel 27 to operating surface P on the direction equidirectional of operation, between operating personnel's finger and operation panel 27, generate air layer, bring suitable sliding sense of touch, smooth sense of touch can for operating personnel's finger tip, thereby can give a kind of as the sensation that touches smooth surface.

In addition, in selecting picture, be positioned in the option of switching target under the situation above the option of handover source, to operation panel 27 give with operating surface P on the rightabout periodic sense of touch of direction (vibration) of operation.

That is, above the option of switching target is positioned at the option of handover source, and operating personnel give the sense of touch (vibration) of reverse direction to operation panel 27 under the situation of counterclockwise mobile finger tip on the operating surface P.In addition, above the option of switching target is positioned at the option of handover source, and operating personnel give the sense of touch (vibration) of positive veer to operation panel 27 under the situation of clockwise mobile finger tip on the operating surface P.

Like this, the direction that selection in selecting picture is switched be upward to situation under, to with operating surface P on the contrary direction of direction reverse direction of operation, give the intermittent vibration that produces by ultrasound wave to operation panel 27, bring jerky sense of touch, concavo-convex sense of touch can for operating personnel's finger tip.

Like this, though operating personnel on operating surface P to clockwise direction or mobile finger tip counterclockwise, the automatically switch direction of sense of touch (vibration) that operation panel 28 is given of the direction that the selection that the capital cooperates picture to show is switched (downward direction/upward to), even operating personnel do not recognize the direction (direction of operation) that finger tip moves, also can give and the corresponding sense of touch of picture demonstration operating personnel always.

In addition, operating personnel are by changing the speed of the operation on the operating surface P, can adjust the cycle of the sense of touch (vibration) that drives ultrasonic motor 8a8 and operation panel 27 is given.

For example, operating personnel are under the situation of the speed of having accelerated the operation on the operating surface P, in response to this, master control part 30 is based on the pressure detecting signal from each pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d output, being judged to be operating speed accelerates, control ultrasonic motor 8a gives more short-period sense of touch (vibration) to operation panel 27.

In addition, for example operating personnel are under the situation of the speed of having slowed down the operation on the operating surface P, in response to this, master control part 30 is based on the pressure detecting signal from each pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d output, being judged to be operating speed slows down, control ultrasonic motor 8a gives more macrocyclic sense of touch (vibration) to operation panel 27.

Like this, operating personnel can change the cycle of the sense of touch (vibration) that operation panel 27 is given by changing the sliding speed of finger tip on operating surface P, thereby change the sense of touch of operating surface P.

In addition, also can change the size of the vibration that operation panel 27 is given according to the speed of the operation on the operating surface P.

In addition, operating personnel are by changing the pressing force that operation panel 27 is applied, and can adjust the size of the sense of touch (vibration) that drives ultrasonic motor 8a and operation panel 27 is given.

For example, operating personnel are coming under the situation of pressing operation plate 27 with bigger power, in response to this, master control part 30 is based on the detection signal from each pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d output, the dynamics that is judged to be the axial pressure that operation panel 27 is applied increases, control ultrasonic motor 8a gives big sense of touch (vibration) to operation panel 27.

In addition, for example, operating personnel are coming under the situation of pressing operation plate 27 with littler power, in response to this, master control part 30 is based on the detection signal from each pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d output, the dynamics that is judged to be the axial pressure that operation panel 27 is applied reduces, and control ultrasonic motor 8a gives little sense of touch (vibration) to operation panel 27.

Like this, operating personnel can change the size of the sense of touch (vibration) that operation panel 27 is given by changing the power of pressing operation plate 27, change the sense of touch of operating surface P.

In addition, also can change the cycle of the sense of touch (vibration) that operation panel 27 is given according to the size of the axial pressure that operation panel 27 is applied.

Further, operating personnel have selected by the operation on the operating surface P after the purpose option, come pressing operation plate 27 with the pressing force of stipulating, thereby determine its selection.

For example, on the selection picture of Fig. 6, operating personnel select the pressing force of required regulation to come pressing operation plate 27 with decision, then in response to this, master control part 30 is based on the detection signal from each pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d output, be judged to be the selection that has determined to select the option in the picture, carry out the processing corresponding with the option that is determined.

The above mobile phone 200 of Shuo Ming second embodiment, the sense of touch that have the operation panel 27 that is made of soft material, is used for operation panel 27 is given sense of touch give unit (ultrasonic motor 8a), be used for detecting unit (the operation detection program 302a, host CPU 301, pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d) of the operation that the detecting operation personnel carry out operation panel 27.In addition, detecting operating personnel at detecting unit has carried out operation panel 27 under the situation of operation, by driving control unit (drive controlling program 302a, host CPU 301), show linkedly with the picture of the display frame 23a of display part 23, utilize sense of touch to give unit (ultrasonic motor 8a) and give sense of touch, give the sense of touch of regulation thus via 27 couples of operating personnel of operation panel operation panel 27.

That is, if operating personnel operate on operation panel, then with the display frame of display part linkedly, give the unit by sense of touch and give sense of touch operation panel, bring the sense of touch of regulation to operating personnel.Therefore, in electronic equipment, can bring the various operation sense that shows interlock with the picture of display part to operating personnel with sense of touch applicator.

In addition, in the above-described 2nd embodiment, be illustrated at situation at four the pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d of inner face 28a side configuration that support platform 28, but the allocation position of pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d is not limited only to this, so long as can monitor operating position on the operation panel 27, the position of axial pressure that operation panel 27 is applied etc. gets final product.In addition, the number of pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d also is not limited to four, so long as get final product more than three.In addition, pressure-sensitive sensor 29a～29d also is not limited to be used for the sensor of the amount of detected pressures, also can be that touch-switch (tact switch) can detect the sensor that whether has applied the above pressure of setting like that.

In addition, scope of the present invention is not limited only to described embodiment, in not departing from the scope of the present invention, can carry out various improvement and design alteration.

For example, in said embodiment, illustration mobile phone as having the electronic equipment of sense of touch applicator of the present invention, but sense of touch applicator of the present invention is not limited to mobile phone, and can be suitable for being undertaken by the sense of touch applicator any electronic equipment of input operation.For example, (Personal Digital Assistance: personal digital assistant) the AV equipment of etc. other mobile terminal device, television receiver etc., personal computer etc. also can be suitable for sense of touch applicator of the present invention for portable audio player, PDA.In addition, the sense of touch applicator can be assembled in the electronic equipment in advance, in addition, also can be used as the monomer peripheral hardware and is connected use with electronic equipment.

In addition, in said embodiment, illustration the use ultrasonic motor give the unit as rotary drive unit and sense of touch, but the example that ultrasonic motor is rotary drive unit and sense of touch gives the unit, as long as can give revolving force, then can use any structure to operation panel.For example, can use the attraction between the static and repel the electrostatic actuators that drives as power, utilize electromagnetic type actuator that the interaction of magnetic field (magnetic circle) and electric power drives, magneto-strain actuator (magnetostrictiveactuator), oil hydraulic cylinder, pneumatic cylinder etc.In addition, give the control of the driving of unit as rotary drive unit and sense of touch, can be directly with the transmission of power of actuator driven member to rotary manipulation element etc., perhaps use the step motor that moves pro rata with number of drive pulses etc.In addition, can use driven member to rotate the actuator that drives, perhaps make the driven member linear movement and the linear actuator that drives.

In addition, the combination about revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 is given also is not limited to illustrative object lesson in the above-mentioned embodiment, and can freely makes up the revolving force of positive veer, the revolving force of reverse direction.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, illustrated according to operating personnel the direction of the operation of rotary manipulation element 3, operation panel 27 situation of direction of revolving force that rotary manipulation element 3 and operation panel 27 are given that automaticallyes switch, but also can not switch the direction of giving revolving force according to the direction of operation.

Claims

1. sense of touch applicator is characterized in that having:

Rotation control unit, it detects in described rotation detecting circuit under the situation of rotation of described rotary manipulation element, show linkedly with the picture of the display frame of display part, utilizing described rotary drive unit to carry out applies the revolving force of positive veer and applies at least a action in these two kinds of actions of revolving force of reverse direction described rotary manipulation element, thus described rotary manipulation element is applied revolving force, thereby operating personnel are given the sense of touch of regulation via described rotary manipulation element.

2. sense of touch applicator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

3. sense of touch applicator as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that,

Also have pressure sensing cell, this pressure sensing cell is used to detect the size of the axial pressure that described rotary manipulation element is applied,

4. sense of touch applicator is characterized in that having:

Operation panel, it is made of soft material,

Detecting unit, it is used for the operational motion that the detecting operation personnel carry out described operation panel,

Driving control unit, it is under the situation that is detected the operational motion that operating personnel carry out described operation panel by described detecting unit, show linkedly with the picture of the display frame of display part, utilize described sense of touch to give the unit and give sense of touch, thereby operating personnel are given the sense of touch of regulation via described operation panel described operation panel.

5. an electronic equipment is characterized in that,

Have described sense of touch applicator of claim 1 and described display part.

6. an electronic equipment has display part, and this electronic equipment is characterised in that also have:

Rotation control unit, it detects in described rotation detecting circuit under the situation of rotation of described rotary manipulation element, show linkedly with the picture of the display frame of display part, utilizing described rotary drive unit to carry out applies the revolving force of positive veer and applies at least a action in these two kinds of actions of revolving force of reverse direction described rotary manipulation element, thus described rotary manipulation element is applied revolving force, thereby operating personnel are given the sense of touch of regulation via described rotary manipulation element;

7. an electronic equipment has display part, and this electronic equipment is characterised in that also have:

Operation panel, it is made of soft material,